Replace openjdk with oracle-jdk on Ubuntu

You can completely remove the OpenJDK and fresh Install Oracle Java JDK by following these steps:

1. Remove OpenJDK completely by this command:

   sudo apt-get purge openjdk-\*
   

2. Download the Oracle Java JDK here.

   Note: download appropriate file, for example if your system is x64 Ubuntu (i.e, Debian) the download file is named like this: jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz

   To find which version is your OS, check here

3. Create a folder named java in /usr/local/by this command:

   sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/java
   

4. Copy the Downloaded file in the directory /usr/local/java. To do this, cd into directory where downloaded file is located and use this command for copying that file to /usr/local/java/:

   sudo cp -r jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz /usr/local/java/
   

5. CD into /usr/local/java/ directory and extract that copied file by using this command:

   sudo tar xvzf jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz
   

6. After extraction you must see a folder named jdk1.8.0_51.

7. Update PATH file by opening /etc/profile file by the command sudo nano /etc/profile and paste the following at the end of the file:

   JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_51
   PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin
   export JAVA_HOME
   export PATH
   

8. Save and exit.

9. Tell the system that the new Oracle Java version is available by the following commands:

   sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_51/bin/java" 1
   sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_51/bin/javac" 1
   sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_51/bin/javaws" 1
   

10. Make Oracle Java JDK as default by this following commands:

    sudo update-alternatives --set java /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_51/bin/java
    sudo update-alternatives --set javac /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_51/bin/javac
    sudo update-alternatives --set javaws /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_51/bin/javaws
    

11. Reload sytem wide PATH /etc/profile by this command:

    source /etc/profile
    

12. Reboot your system.

13. Check Java JDK version by java -version command . If installation is succesful, it will display like the following:

    java version "1.8.0_51"
    Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_51-xxx)
    Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 25.51-xxx, mixed mode)
    

That's it!

Note: We Assumed that the downloaded file is named jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz and used this name in all the commands used in steps 2, 4 and 5. It may depends on the type of O.S, processor type (i.e., 32bit or 64bit)

You don't need to remove openjdk in order to use / install the oracle's jdk. Just install the oracle's jdk and configure which java you want to use by configuring it with:

sudo update-alternatives --config java

You can find more help here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java

Tested in Ubuntu 14.04/16.04. In three steps:

1. Install the oracle-java7-installer (or oracle-java8-installer) from the webupd8team repository

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
   

2. Make sure it works with the following command:

   java -version
   

   It should display something similar to:

   java version "1.7.0_76"
   Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_76-b13)
   Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.76-b04, mixed mode)
   

3. (Optional) Remove the open-jdk if you really want/need to:

   sudo apt-get purge openjdk-\*
   

You can find more information here